[ SECRET POST #2734 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2734 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

This, basically. Doujinshi is allowed by IP holders because they view it as being a sort of free advertising for them. Doujinshi artists don't make much (if any) profit off their works; they generally make enough money to cover the printing costs and that's about it. The IP holders don't mind because doujinshi isn't meant to be profitable to the artists, it's done out of a love for the fandom.

It's very common for doujinshi artists to go on to become professional mangaka - see CLAMP, Minekura Kazuya, Tsukishimaya, etc. Most of them were discovered through their doujinshi and then offered a chance to do original work. In fact, Tsukishimaya in particular was a fanartist who did Tales of doujinshi and wound up being asked to do the illustrations for one of the official Tales of novelizations.

The relationship between IP holders and doujinshi artists is a symbiotic one. The only time it would become an issue would be if the doujinshi artists started earning significant money off their fanworks. Otherwise, the IP holders don't care.